Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to help, to assist, to aid.
  2. to contribute to, to be a factor in.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
手伝う てつだう
 
 
 
手つだう てつだう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
transmit, go along, walk along
つた.わる デン つだ.う (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)